2020 AMC 10B Problem 22

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Concepts:difference of squaresmodular arithmetic

Difficulty rating: 1880

22.

What is the remainder when 2202+2022^{202} +202 is divided by 2101+251+1?2^{101}+2^{51}+1?

100100

101101

200200

201201

202202

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Let m=2101+251+1m=2^{101}+2^{51}+1. We factor the numerator around this divisor: 2202+202=(2101+1)2(251)2+201.2^{202}+202=(2^{101}+1)^2-(2^{51})^2+201. By the difference of squares, (2101+1)2(251)2=(2101+251+1)(2101251+1),(2^{101}+1)^2-(2^{51})^2=(2^{101}+2^{51}+1)(2^{101}-2^{51}+1), which is a multiple of mm. Therefore 2202+202201(modm).2^{202}+202\equiv 201\pmod m.

Thus, the correct answer is D .

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